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Special
Education Practice in Virginia
Richmond, VA - August
22, 2002
The
Virginia Legal Advocacy Center
will offer its special education CLE, Special
Education Practice in Virginia, in Richmond on August 22, 2002.
This CLE will be held in the Markel/Essex Building, 4521 Highwoods
Parkway, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. (Directions
and Map)
The program carries a total of 7 CLE credits, including 2 ethics credits,
and 3 Guardian ad litem credits. The training is geared toward attorneys,
advocates, and parents considering or involved in due process.
Presenters
Sharon
S. England, JD, MSW
Darrel Tillar Mason, Esq.
Peter W.D. Wright, Esq.
Competencies
to be achieved:
- Develop
an understanding of which laws and regulations impact the education
of students with disabilities, which students qualify for services,
and how a student’s right to a free appropriate public education
is further defined by court cases.
- Develop
an understanding of the scope and breath of special education and
related services available to students declared eligible to receive
such services.
- Develop
an understanding of the special provisions for school discipline involving
a student with disabilities and protections for students qualifying,
but not yet declared eligible for special education.
- Develop
an understanding of various processes for resolving disputes concerning
special education issues.
- Develop
an understanding of what is involved in handling your first due process;
both the ethical considerations and practical pitfalls.
Participants
will receive Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law with their conference materials.
Meals: Continental Breakfast and
Lunch are included with the program.
For additional information about this program including registration,
please visit the Special
Education Practice in Virginia information page or contact Lori
Battin at vcsdLAC@aol.com
Directions
 From
Richmond: Take I-64 West to Exit 178B (U.S.Route 250 East
towards Richmond). Merge onto West Broad Street. Go to the second traffic
light and turn left onto Cox Road. Follow Cox Road to the third traffic
light and turn left onto Sadler Place. Make the first left onto Highwoods
Parkway. Turn left into parking lot at Markel/Essex Marquis.
From Norfolk: Take I-64 West to
I-295 North. Follow I-295 to Exit 51B (Nuckols Road South). At the first
traffic light, turn right onto Sadler Road. Turn left onto Sadler Place.
Make the first right onto Highwoods Parkway. Turn left into parking
lot at Markel/Essex marquis.
From Charlottesville: Take I-64 East to I-295 South. Take
Exit 51B (Nuckols Road South). At the first traffic light, turn right
onto Sadler Road. Turn left onto Sadler Place. Make the first right
onto Highwoods Parkway. Turn left into parking lot at Markel/Essex marquis.
From Northern Virginia: Take I-95
South to I-295 North and follow the directions as if coming from Norfolk.
Detailed
directions from Map Quest.
Airport:
Richmond International Airport is located 15 miles from the
Holiday Inn. For
airport shuttle service please call Groome Transportation at 804-222-7226.
Virginia
Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
We designed the Virginia
Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities so people who love and work
with our children can get reliable information, support and connect
with one another.
You will find different kinds of resources on this page - government
programs, grassroots organizations, and support groups. To make it easy
for you to find the information you need, we organized these groups
alphabetically.
Wrightslaw
Seminars & Schedule Page
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